More than 900 students from Calvert, Charles and St Mary’s County Public Schools, St Mary’s Ryken High School, King’s Christian Academy and home-schooled communities participated in the second annual Spark! St. Mary’s County Student Career Awareness Fair on Feb. 1 as part of the SoMD 2030 Workforce Development initiative and planned by The Patuxent Partnership (TPP).
Ten NAWCAD divisions, the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, and NSWC Indian Head, along the College of Southern Maryland, the University of Maryland, USMSM Matrix Lab, the St Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, UMD – A. James Clark School of Engineering at USMSM, MedStar Hospital and Healthcare, UM Charles Regional Medical Center, St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services, UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Department Economic Development teams from all three counties, the IBEW, (local 26), and other partner organizations participated.
There were interactive hands-on booths and activities led by more than 100 knowledgeable personnel. Students gained firsthand insights into various career opportunities in SoMD, from STEM fields supporting the Navy to healthcare, economic development, criminal justice, and skilled trades. The SMART Building at the University System of Maryland, Southern MD SMART Building again was the venue.
To submit photos for a future Business Album, email Assistant Editor Sean Wallace at [email protected].From left, Bonnie Marie Green, executive director of The Patuxent Partnership; Kenneth W Abell, director strategic education office) CIV USN NAWCAD (USA), Lakisha Ferebee, assistant professor/department chair of technology in the School of Professional & Technical Studies, get ready to welcome students to the Spark! St. Mary’s County Student Career Awareness Fair. (Photo courtesy of The Patuxent Partnership)From left, Kenneth W Abell, director strategic education office CIV USN NAWCAD (USA) Jennifer Brown, SoMD 2030 Workforce Development & TPP Programs Director, and Ellen Servetnick, Strategic Education Office, NAWCAD, work the check-in desk for the event. (Photo courtesy of The Patuxent Partnership)Jennifer Brown, SoMD 2030 Workforce Development & TPP Programs Director, and organizer of the SPARK! Career Awareness Fair, and volunteers meet the students from Calvert County arriving at the USMSM SMART Building for the SPARK! Career Awareness Fair. (Photo courtesy of The Patuxent Partnership)Volunteers from Air Combat Effectiveness (ACE) give a presentation to students during the USMSM SMART Building for the SPARK! Career Awareness Fair. (Photo courtesy of The Patuxent Partnership)Volunteers with NAWCAD – Atlantic Targets and Marine Operations chat with a interested student during the USMSM SMART Building for the SPARK! Career Awareness Fair. (Photo courtesy of The Patuxent Partnership)Students at the USMSM SMART Building for the SPARK! Career Awareness Fair stop by the MedStar Hospital booth for information about careers in the health care industry. (Photo courtesy of The Patuxent Partnership)Students at the USMSM SMART Building for the SPARK! Career Awareness Fair line up to visit the NAWCAD Fab Lab. (Photo courtesy of The Patuxent Partnership)
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